In the last few weeks, Liverpool fans have been treated to several fine attacking displays from Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge, but how well have they really done?
This post was inspired by a Liverpool fan on Twitter, who tweeted something along the lines of “Henderson 1,347 mins, 5 goals, 4 assists. Cleverley 1,396 mins, 2 goals, 1 assist”, the Tweet was received by other Liverpool fans as the proof they needed that Henderson should be in the England squad ahead of the [...]
In 2011 two young Brazilians took the field in Colombia for their U20 National Team. One of them, Philippe Coutinho, already a popular name in Europe playing for Italian Champions Inter Milan and the other, Oscar, a highly sought after attacking midfielder from Internacional. Both youngsters left their mark on the tournament – Coutinho Brazil’s [...]
Can last season’s ugly duckling becomes this season’s shining light? It is certainly the case with Jordan Henderson of Liverpool this season. The majority of the Anfield supporters labelled Henderson a £20m flop at the culmination of last season, ignoring the fact that he was played out of position by Kenny Dalglish. This season he [...]
In my first post, I looked at Liverpool’s conversion and creativity measures, and noted that when it came to converting chances, Liverpool were not only still lagging behind the average for the Top 4, but also the league. But I also pointed out that Liverpool, under the new management of Brendan Rodgers, are a team [...]
This weekend’s most interesting Premier League game sees Liverpool take on Tottenham Hotspur. Liverpool will be looking to emerge victorious to keep up their push for a Champions League place, whilst Tottenham will battle for the points to distance themselves from Chelsea in 4th. Whilst both of these teams have very distinctive styles in terms [...]
Liverpool came out comfortable winners thanks to an early Stewart Downing goal and a hat-trick from Luis Suarez. New signing Philippe Coutinho also provided a brace of assists against an out-of-sorts Wigan side, who struggled with defensive discipline and defensive roles in a changed system. Teams With the injury to Daniel Sturridge, Liverpool were forced [...]
For Liverpool fans he was a bright spark of possibility and hope at the beginning of what looked to be a dismal season. Yet as the season has progressed and Liverpool have gotten stronger, Sterling seems to be disappearing somewhat. It is true that he is young and the strengthening in January now puts less [...]
As any Liverpool supporter will remember, the failure to capture Clint Dempsey before the summer transfer window slammed shut was a tough one to take. Coupled with the lack of results through the first five games, Liverpool could only muster two points out of the possible 15. Because of this the Reds were now sitting [...]
Liverpool hosts the ever-impressive Swansea in the only Premier League fixture this weekend. Liverpool has the chance to end a run of five games without a win in all competitions, and in the process leapfrog both Swansea and West Brom. Swansea, however, can create some daylight between them and their opponents, all the while boosting [...]